Diamond Dogs -

I'm a member of the NYC Ballet Business & Professional Committee, and we
have an event on June 6th to raise money for the Dancer's Emergency Relief
Fund.

June 6th is an open bar cocktail party, with upscale wine donated by local
stores, a buffet dinner donated by Tavern on the Green, and orchestra seats
to the ballet. During the cocktail party, they have 4 members of the corps
come and talk about the dance. There are also backstage tours and a raffle
for some high-end gifts.

Its $85 a ticket, which, since it includes drinks, dinner and a performance,
is a pretty reasonable night out. Plus, the non-ticket price is
tax-deductible.

The ballet that nite includes 3 works: one by Balanchine, one by Bigonzetti,
and one by Jerome Robbins. "Square Dance", "Vespro" and "Glass Pieces."
"Glass Pieces" is set to music by Philip Glass.

The cocktail party/buffet supper begins at 5:30, and will run until 7:30.
The performance begins at 8.


The Dancers' Emergency Relief Fund provides fiancial resources for sick or
injured City Ballet dancers.


I was first involved in the organization for their January event, and I
found it to be a great evening out.



If you're interested, please contact Amy Weskerna at aweskerna@...
within by the morning of Tuesday May 20th.